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June 21, 2021
October 10, 2020
20,000 vinyl LPs 245: Midge Ure ~ The Gift & Edo
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vinyl LP front cover detail
album cover photo by Chris Walter
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today is the birthday of Midge Ure, one of the strongest and best male voices of the New Wave music era who sang in the groups Visage and Ultravox.
The Gift was his first solo album after Ultravox disbanded in 1988. on the Caribbean island of Montserrat using a Casio CZ-101.
I
love this album and my favorite cuts are actually the three
instrumentals. The Chieftain is fast, furious, a bit raucous but in a
controlled New Wave way. I love it.
Of the instrumentals my very favorite
cut is Edo; It is slow, sensual and dreamy but grand at the same time
and the Japanese flavor provided by the koto is sublime.
Because of that flavor it was the perfect piece of music for one of the Obiko fashion shows I produced for Sandra Sakata (links below).
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
- "If I Was" - Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 5:22
- "When the Winds Blow" - Ure, written by Mitchell – 4:07
- "Living in the Past" - Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Ian Anderson - 4:35
- "That Certain Smile" - Backing Vocals – Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Bass Guitar – Nigel Ross-Scott, Drums – Lindsay Elliott, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 4:08
- "The Gift" - written by Ure - 5:00
Side 2:
Personnel:
- "Antilles" (Instrumental) Backing Vocals – Glenn Gregory, written by Ure*
- 4:08 - "Wastelands" - Backing Vocals – Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Drums – Mark Brzezicki, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 4:40
- "Edo" (Instrumental) written by Ure) - 3:24
- "The Chieftain" (Instrumental) Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Ure - 4:45
- "She Cried" - Bass Guitar – Nigel Ross-Scott, Mizmar – Paul Mosby, written by Ure - 4:12
- "The Gift (Reprise)" - written by Ure - 1:45
Personnel:
- Midge Ure - vocals, instrumentation, production
- Mark King - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 9)
- Mae McKenna, Lorenza Johnson, Jackie Challenor - backing vocals (tracks 4, 7)
- Mark Brzezicki - drums (track 7)
- Nigel Ross-Scott - bass guitar (tracks 4, 10)
- Lindsay Elliott - drums (track 4)
- Glenn Gregory - backing vocals (track 6)
- Paul Mosby - mizmar (track 10)
- Brian Tench - mixing engineer
- Rik Walton - recording engineer
- John Hudson - co-producer (track 12)
- George Hurrell - photography
- Peter Saville Associates - design
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Published By – Mood Music
Published By – Putney Music
Published By – Rare Bird Music, Inc.
Published By – Management Agency & Music Publishing, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits:
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Published By – Mood Music
Published By – Putney Music
Published By – Rare Bird Music, Inc.
Published By – Management Agency & Music Publishing, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits:
Mastered By [Run-out Etching] – TJ*
Producer – Midge Ure
Producer – Midge Ure
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 4411-41508-1
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A, except STERLING stamped): P(P) BFV 41508 AS CP1 STERLING TJ
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B, except STERLING stamped): P(AP) BFV 41508 BS STERLING
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Post Punk Monk ~ Midge Ure – The Gift DLX RM (review)
Slicing Up Eyeballs ~ Reissue of The Gift with B-sides, unreleased tracks
YouTube links:
"I like instrumental music.
I find it very easy to listen to and it
allows you to use your imagination
in a way that most pop music doesn't.
It's refreshing."
~ Midge Ure
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